catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
independence; self-reliance
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
education or school expenses
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
supplementary examination
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
at once; immediately; right now
to attempt; to test; to try out
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)